Matt Blumberg
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman

Matt Blumberg founded Return Path in 1999 because he believed the world needed email to work better. Matt is passionate about enhancing the online relationship between email subscribers and marketers so that both sides of the equation benefit. It is with great pride that he has watched this initial creation grow to a company of 150 employees with the market leading brand, innovative products, and the email industry's most renowned experts.

Before Return Path, Matt ran marketing, product management, and the internet group for MovieFone, Inc. (later acquired by AOL). Prior to that he served as an associate with private equity firm General Atlantic Partners and was a consultant with Mercer Management Consulting. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University.

You can learn much more about Matt by reading his email marketing and entrepreneurship blog Only Once -- one of the first CEO blogs on the Internet.

George Bilbrey
Co-Founder, President

George Bilbrey is the founder of the industry's first deliverability service provider, Assurance Systems, which merged with Return Path in 2003. He is a recognized expert on the subjects of email reputation and deliverability and is active in many industry organizations, including the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG) and the Online Trust Alliance (OTA). In his role as president of Return Path George is the driving force behind the ongoing innovation of our products and services.

Prior to Return Path, George served as Director of Product Management at Worldprints.com and as a partner in the telecommunications group at Mercer Management Consulting. He holds a B.A. in economics from Duke University, and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler School of Business, University of North Carolina.

You can learn much more about George by reading his email technology and entrepreneurship blog Monkey Mind Labs.

Jack Sinclair
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer

Jack Sinclair joined Matt Blumberg as a co-founder of Return Path in 1999. In his role as COO/CFO, Jack is responsible for the company's day-to-day operating activities, technology, internal information architecture, and management of Return Path's financial systems. Prior to Return Path Jack worked at Stern Stewart & Co. and the Financial Resource Group providing corporate finance consulting and investment banking services to small and large corporations. He graduated from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania with a concentration in finance.

Andy Sautins
Chief Technology Officer

Andy has over 15 years of experience leading high performing software development teams. Andy joined Return Path as the company's Chief Technology Officer after its merger with Veripost in 2001. In this role he is responsible for establishing Return Path's innovative technical vision and leading all aspects of our product development. Andy has also held senior technology positions at Affinia, Athenesoft, Inc. and Access Graphics. He holds a B.S. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Colorado.

Anita Absey
SVP, Sales, Service and Marketing

Anita is a veteran of the interactive marketing industry and has built her experience leading successful teams at Axciom, Abacus Direct and DoubleClick. A self-proclaimed "data junkie," Anita has helped hundreds of leading marketers integrate data and technology to build profitable marketing programs. Anita joined Return Path in 2003, and is the leader of our global sales, service and marketing teams, planning and implementing all sales, service and marketing activities in order to meet our goals for retention, growth and profitability. She holds a B.A. in economics from Fordham University.

Angela Baldonero
Senior Vice President of People

As the Vice President of People Angela Baldonero is responsible for making Return Path the best place to work in the industry. She does this by nurturing Return Path's most important assets -- its employees. Prior to Return Path, Angela spent seven years as the east coast Regional Director of People Innovation for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. She has performed pro-bono consulting work with The World Bank and Booz Allen Hamilton as well as volunteered with Dress for Success. Angela holds an M.S. in organizational development from American University and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia.

Tom Bartel
CIPP, Chief Privacy Officer, VP Receiver & Certification

Tom Bartel helped to define email deliverability as a service when he co-founded Assurance Systems with George Bilbrey in 2002. He has been with Return Path since its acquisition of Assurance Systems in 2003 where he now leads the Return Path Certification Program, the most widely accepted email whitelist available today. He also serves as Chief Privacy Officer, ensuring Return Path and their clients understand and adhere to industry regulations and best practices. With long experience in email services and technology, Tom has held senior positions at Email Publishing, MessageMedia, and DoubleClick. He is certified by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional and holds a B.A. in speech communications from Colorado State University.